Black Rocks Boulders
Black Rocks Boulders in Utah offers 21 bouldering routes across 9 grades.
Photo: Kopachris, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 21 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Black Rocks Boulders
Best months: February–May and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
54° / 28°
5 wet
Feb
59° / 32°
5 wet
Mar
68° / 39°
5 wet
Apr
75° / 46°
3 wet
May
85° / 55°
3 wet
Jun
96° / 64°
2 wet
Jul
102° / 72°
3 wet
Aug
100° / 70°
3 wet
Sep
92° / 61°
2 wet
Oct
79° / 47°
3 wet
Nov
64° / 35°
3 wet
Dec
53° / 28°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 2.5 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Black Rocks Boulders is a bouldering area within Snow Canyon State Park in Utah, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Sunny Side and Shady Side each about 0.1 mile away and Turtle Wall about 0.4 mile off. The boulders here range from V0 to V8, with the median grade around V3, so climbers of all levels will find something to work on. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. George show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 102°F. Several other climbing areas and hikes lie close by. Beck Hill and Chuckwalla are both about 0.6 mile away, and Halfway Wash is about 0.7 mile off. For paddling, the Santa Clara River is roughly 8.4 miles away.
Routes (21)
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Photo: Kopachris, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Sunny Side
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Photo: BLMUtah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Shady Side
~0 min drive
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Photo: BLMUtah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Shady Side West
~0 min drive
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Photo: BLMUtah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Turtle Wall
~1 min drive
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